Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s canny horror-comedy will feel familiar to anyone with a passing interest in contemporary horror cinema—Cabin’s narrative games and thematic concerns recall Madness, Quentin Dupieux’s Rubber and Wes Craven’s Scream, among others. Read more »
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Review – Himizu
The film becomes increasingly painful to watch as characters slip into tortured madness, echoing the wounds and displacement suffered by those uprooted by the tsunami on March 11. Read more »
Meeting Bully Boy, Lee Hirsch
Earlier this year, Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was revealed to have bullied fellow students during his time at the elite Cranbrook School, allegedly targeting one student because of his “nonconformity and presumed homosexuality”. Read more »
The Salient International Film Festival Diary Part 4
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL Dir: Miyazaki Reviewed by Adam Goodall Goro Miyazaki’s second chance to ...Read more »
Review – Bully
That said, for a film that gives a lot of screen time to people seeking wide-sweeping solutions, Bully’s scope feels awfully limited. Hirsch confronts us with the significant impact of this cruelty, but he, like the parents of his subjects, is quick to put responsibility at the feet of the school system. Read more »
Review – Moonrise Kingdom
Aside from quirky characters, the distinctive aesthetic of New Penzance shows that Anderson’s flair remains intact. Read more »
The Salient International Film Festival Diary Part 3
ROOM 237 Dir: Rodney Ascher Reviewed by Callum McDougal A film about The Shining, and ...Read more »
The Salient International Film Festival Diary Part 2
THE TASTE OF MONEY Dir: Im Reviewed by Adam Goodall Im Sang-soo’s latest festival film is ...Read more »
NZFF Review – The Law In These Parts
As a precis of the problems with the legal system governing occupied Palestine, Ra’anan Alexandrowicz’s documentary is effective; as a call to arms against an unjust system, it’s emotive and persuasive. Read more »
THEA406 Directing Season: ON THE EDGE, Season Two
And What Remains By Miria George, directed by Abby Maori women have been given a ...Read more »